Ramblings of the Village Idiot

I've found that many otherwise well meaning folks here are scared off by the term "Pagan". "Heathen" seems to push some buttons too. The dictionary won't help here as the definitions therein do not refer directly to the ancient beliefs. So let's get started.

The first person to acknowledge an unearthly spiritual creating entity or force was a Pagan. He/she probably looked up at the night sky and thought "OOooo, what are those and where did they come from? Nice!!" The correlation between copulation and birth is a relatively modern connection. Animals and ancient folks knew it was fun, so it was done. Folks long, long ago witnessing a birth must have truly been amazed. Jeez, a little person came out of that lady! WOW!!!

So here are just 2 marvelous things begging to be understood. Imagine folks around the evening fire discussing these things and trying to come up with a logical explanation. Really, think about it and don't sell our ancestors short; we wouldn't be here if they were dullards. Here's the first group of people contemplating their creation. No reference material available, just a series of opinions and possibilities. That must have been a conversation that lasted well into the night.

Archaeology has shown us that they did, indeed,  come up with an answer. Since the aspects of creation they personally witnessed were made possible by the female sex, perhaps what ever created everything was female. Makes sense, right? And so it went: the Creator was a Creatrix. The earliest religious art is exclusively female. Let's remember that in ancient times survival demanded equality. Everyone pitched in for the common good. All did what had to be done to get by no matter what the task. Division of tasks came much later. Yes, the women hunted too. New findings, particularly in Europe, have disclosed a peaceful Goddess worshipping group of societies that thrived 20,000 years ago.

So is God female? I don't think so. I believe that which created genders need not have one. Genderizing God was done for convenience and it's still being done in our male dominated society today. Me? I'll go with that old time religion with a Goddess. It was good enough for our ancestors and it's good enough for me.

More to come.

Good heavens! God help anyone who dares post a contrasting view or questions the posts of some "christians" (small c on purpose) in the Central Florida blogs! It's bad enough being told I will burn in Hell forever ( I won't ) but now I'm a Satan worshiper! ( I'm not; I don't believe in Satan). Satan is merely a scapegoat created by men so they can blame their failures on someone besides their selves. Natural disasters are of course the will of God; somebody did something real bad so we all suffer. Reminds me of life in the Service, right?
Since I have no problem with Homosexuality, I must be one ( I'm not ) or an incorrigible pervert ( well, maybe ). These folks make associations  that make no sense. They mean to insult and belittle. They judge. Hey, wait! I remember now! Judge not lest you, yourself be judged.  Don't you bigots remember that one? How about the Golden Rule; you want others to treat you the way you treat me?  I hope not and I won't do it either.
So what do we have here? Bigots claiming to be Christians. Dictionary.com defines a bigot as " a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion." Got that? Read it again. And again. Now go back and read the New Testament and see which example you follow.
You can thump your Bibles till the hogs eat Pa but you sure as hell ain't Christians. You MUST live as Jesus did and follow His example to be a Christian. You must follow His teachings. So many of you arrogant bigots don't. So who's gonna burn?

Good heavens! God help anyone who dares post a contrasting view or questions the posts of some "christians" (small c on purpose) in the Central Florida blogs! It's bad enough being told I will burn in Hell forever ( I won't ) but now I'm a Satan worshiper! ( I'm not; I don't believe in Satan). Satan is merely a scapegoat created by men so they can blame their failures on someone besides their selves. Natural disasters are of course the will of God; somebody did something real bad so we all suffer. Reminds me of life in the Service, right?
Since I have no problem with Homosexuality, I must be one ( I'm not ) or an incorrigible pervert ( well, maybe ). These folks make associations  that make no sense. They mean to insult and belittle. They judge. Hey, wait! I remember now! Judge not lest you, yourself be judged.  Don't you bigots remember that one? How about the Golden Rule; you want others to treat you the way you treat me?  I hope not and I won't do it either.
So what do we have here? Bigots claiming to be Christians. Dictionary.com defines a bigot as " a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion." Got that? Read it again. And again. Now go back and read the New Testament and see which example you follow.
You can thump your Bibles till the hogs eat Pa but you sure as hell ain't Christians. You MUST live as Jesus did and follow His example to be a Christian. You must follow His teachings. So many of you arrogant bigots don't. So who's gonna burn?

Hi folks. I saw on the news today where our beloved power companies are raising our rates from 14 to 25 per cent depending on which company is screwing you. Doesn't a rate raise have to be approved by some government watchdog committee? Is there any way to find out which public servant(s) enabled this to happen?

I ask this since I'm very angry. The reason for the rate increase is fuel costs. I thought the cost of fuel was going down. Maybe it's time for new meds.

Sorry, but I can't stop laughing about things I see in the news and political posts. Posts that ask that God guide us to the right choice this election. What a crock. Part of free will is that God pretty much leaves us on our own to decide our fate. He sits back, watches, and laughs at our folly and arrogance. If that's not so in your mind, how do you explain Hitler? Or Roger?

Got this in an e mail. I hope it passes the censors.



John McCain and Barack Obama somehow ended up at the same barbershop.   As they sat there, each being worked on by a different barber, not a word   was spoken. The barbers were even afraid to start a conversation, for fear it would turn to politics.   As the barbers finished their shaves, the one who had Obama in his chair reached for the aftershave. 
Obama was quick to stop him saying, 'No thanks, my wife Michelle will smell that and think I've been in a whorehouse,'     The second barber turned to McCain and said, 'How about you?'
McCain replied, 'Go ahead, my wife doesn't know what the inside of a whorehouse smells like.'

I've been taking stock and the satire and outright lies definitely slam Obama much more than McCain. Makes no difference to me; y'all know I think they're both worth their weight in used toothpaste. But it's time to stir the pot and provide some balance.

Way back when Thomas Eagleton  was looking to be vice president, he had to drop out since he had some mental therapy in the past. No way we could have someone like that as VEEP.

Now we have this guy who was in a Commie prison for many years of hell. Is it possible they just might have messed with his mind? Might it be equally possible that he has undergone rather intense psychotherapy for an extended period of time? If Eagleton was unfit, why is McCain OK?

Are you better off today than you were 4 years ago? 8?

Ah, balance. The secret of keeping the universe intact.

A fellow blogger has felt it important to associate the Pagan new year with a presidential candidate he labels as evil, proving his point with biblical quotes. I politely suggest if he does not feel religious tolerance in this country is a good thing that he leave and live where intolerance is the rule. Several countries come immediately to mind. Bigotry is, indeed, a sin.

OK folks, one thing right from the start. Baseball is not a sport, it's a game. Fishing is a sport.

Many years ago in a city far, far away, I and my compadres used to attend opening day every year for a certain baseball team. You know, the one with exciting games; the winningest team. It was a yearly celebration for us. Then one year we couldn't get tickets. Same for subsequent years.

What happened? The same thing that will happen to all y'all when you want to see the Rays on opening day or in the playoffs. I heard the Rays are looking for more corporate support. That's the beginning of the end. The corporations will get huge blocks of tickets forcing us commoners to watch "our" team on TV. We all know it's just not the same, no matter how drunk you get.

Sure, it's a business, but one that endured because of the REAL fans. Watch those ticket prices skyrocket too.

A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St.
Peter at
the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him..

He asked, 'What are all those clocks?'

St. Peter answered, 'Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on
Earth has a
Lie-Clock.

Every time you lie the hands on your clock will move.'

'Oh,' said the man, 'whose clock is that?'

'That's Mother Teresa's. The hands have never
moved, indicating that she
never told a lie.'

'Incredible,' said the man'. And whose clock is
that one?'

St. Peter responded, 'That's Abraham Lincoln's
clock. The hands have
moved twice, telling us that Abe told only two
lies in his
entire life.'


'Where's President Bush's clock?' asked the
man.

'Bush's clock is in Jesus' office.

He's using it as a ceiling fan.

Mr President, we think we may have a solution.
For what?
The economic crisis Mr President.
OK, What's your solution?
We do kinda like FDR did and bail out the country on trust.
Why do we have to do anything at all?
That's what Hoover did and we lapsed into the great depression.
Hoover? The vacuum cleaner guy?
No Mr. President, President Hoover.
Oh, yeah. Him. ...... Uh, why are we here?
The economy Mr. President. The bail out.
We're sinking? Are we on a boat?
No Mr. President, the economic bail out.
OK, What do I do?
Nothing Mr. President. You just say what we tell you to say.
Say to who?
The American people Mr. President.
Oh them. What do I say, and about what?
The economic bail out Mr. President.
Oh, yeah. I'll have to do something about that.
No Mr. President, leave it to the experts, not like the war.
War? What war?
Iraq Mr President.
Oh yeah. And we're here for.....??
Practice with the teleprompter Mr. President and everything will
be fine. You will get all the credit.

OK folks, I'm not kidding here and I don't know the answer. This is for adherants of all religions. What about the folks on other planets? Did Jesus, Jehova, Muhammad, Shiva, Buddha, etc make their presence known to them too? I can fine no references to this anywhere.

Here's an alternative view for you folks that quote the Bible. Take the time to watch the entire video. Although a bit on the fringe, he does make sense if you THINK about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXzladhscMQ






Give it a shot and let me know what you think.